Bait carrier



Sept. 16, 1952 L, D, JONES 2,610,428

BAIT CARRIER Filed Oct. 18. 1948 /NVENTOR LE W/S D. JONES BV W f W Patented Sept. 16, 4:1952

"wii-,hi jcenventienar equipment-, Haitiattacnedf 5i to'ftliefend "'offf'aj' fishing: lineifo'r* troll'in purposes? minimizes' los'smdeif to .fsliarl'sN itinereas'es 'the tendeh'cy to'wa'rci` d'sinteg'rtino'f' the `bait;`

It is a principal' object'loftliev'pre'sent? invention tprovidet'a'devic' dapted'for'conne'ction to the endofj the-'fishin ;line `l'which'crnbnes' 'a' ho'l elehfenfif' for'attachmet'fof Lthe' ba'it'; with` means fo'S 1i`rDOrtingfthe"latterfat 'ai point. rear'w'ardly of the' hook'efeirien'i?` so Jas''td*parti'ally'confinfe the i b'aitf'and therebf'performs:tneftnreefold'Tune; tionf zwi'rilfez trollin'g'f o'f 'shielding'tthe baitfrom' exces'sive" bufietin`g"'by" the" water'and' from 'the' friction' anw'tnsmrr upon: nie ban? i 'moment' the'rt ,w of' prote'cting thembait fronbeing'f't'rl from`tlfe^line"bdarge andof controllingthe movement. of1ive-o11 frozefn" fis'l'fvbait 'a the Vsairie'" is drawn' through rthe water.

More specifically-IV it is-an-Iobjwectfhereof to provide a light-weight `e1ongated cradle adaptedrto receive'V and-` support 'a fishior'other'bait, incor-' porating an overhanging guard"'tores`istupward displacement'ofithef-baitlfromz th''crladle, means being provided in the forward end of thecradle for. -attachment of the devicetoth'e fishing ;lina

till nther object ithe provision offva` device of he 'Cherte'f ?JDPVf-t rlludedfta: fembodying a Slfmpfiiffqt'thebeitin cembinaon with air-elemfifzifi nfeieting Qbliqlrforwar-dand dqwnward from" th point of attachment of the device to the fishing line so as to receive the thrust of the water while trolling and induce the lateral motion of the device first in one direction and then in the other. t

Still another object is to provide a carrier for the Vbait adapted for interposition between the end of a fishing line and the bait and including means extending beneath the bait for support and protection of the latter, in combination with a stabilizer to maintain the bait and support therefor in proper relationship while trolling fast.

Numerous other objects such as the provision of a hook depending from the rearward end of the cradle-support and connected to the line by thereinf as w'e1l"as' susc'eptibilit to `attrac appearance, simplicity of construction,r an provis'ion of a'streainline' Contour `design'e'd'*t 'ssre 'natural Am'ovemeni'; of *theLbjait in*1the"`water',f willi be appfarent'tothose'ofskill in' the art iip'iif an-exan1inationof t`fe`-`fol1owing`" des'cription'r'adi in* tie*ligi'it` 'of' the j accompaning"drawingsinf Fi'g'. 1' is'a' Vertical* side elevatiorr hf'iaf'baitic'ari' rierembo' infm' invention'" i 2 is' ja: top' plan' view' of i the c'farri'erl'*'ill'usi."V

9`i 'imbedded in 'the nose J-l v| .'o'fvthe ibodmfwithz, the loop .i 2 Hproper projecting-,jorwardly 'through the 'rioseforlreleasable attachment to 'the ftrolling;i li'ef lcnnectedf'to ;the '-projectingvyloop'- |2 -fis a; txifisted Wire eyev |3 to which the line is directly attached. The other reach H of the doubled Wire 9, p'rojecting rearwardly through the nose ll of the body' into the cradle 6, is looped sharply in the forward part of the cradle and has its upwardly extending end sharpened to form a hook |5 to which the bait (not shown) is attached. Thus the bait, such as live or frozen fish, having its mouth engaged upon the hook, rests principally in the cradle 6, though the bait may be of a length to extend beyond the end of the cradle.. It will be seen that the sides IS of the cradle tend to resist lateral displacement of the bait and co-act with the nose ll of the body in shielding the bait from the full force of the water while trolling.

The reach in of the looped Wire 9 extends rearwardly through the nose of the body, bridges the bottom 8 of the intermediate portion of the cradle 6 and is imbedded in the tail section I'l of the latter. The rearward Vextremity of the reach lu is looped to form an eye [8 for connection, by a ring |9, of a three-pronged fish hook 20 of conventional design and construction.

At the forward end of the body the sides 16 are extended upwardly fianking the hook 15 and supporting a bait guard or guard section 2|, generally U-shaped in plan, the transverse member 22 of which is projected rearwardly by the sides 2| of the guard, so as to overhang the bait and resist upward displacement of the baitl from the cradle. The opening or recess 24 formed between each side of the guard and the area thereof in which the hook l5 is disposed. The outer underside of the cradle is correspondingly formed to afford a streamlined contour and thereby facilitate movement of the device through the Water while trolling. Thel continuous arcuate contour of the upper edge of the elevator element 26, the top of the nose portion of the body and the guard 2|, contributes not only to the appearance of the carrier but also to itsstability in the water due lto the fact that the pressure of the water upon the continuously rising upper surfaces of these elements in the area above the point of connection of the trolling corresponding side of the cradle is provided to facilitate attachment of the bait to the hook.V

The generally elliptical opening 25 delineated in the top of the device by the guard 2|, the sides IB and the nose I I lof the body permits'access to the point of the hook and accordingly also contributes to facile direction of the bait onto the hook. i

The nose Ii of the body is extended obliquely forward and downward in a Wide section 26 which functions to :induce lateral motion of the device while trolling. The lateral 'edges of the obliquely-disposed section 26 diverge slightly from the body and its upper surfaceis preferably slightly concave. As the device is drawn through the water by a linetconnected to the eye l3, Water pressure is exerted unevenly against the concave surface of the section 26, shifting the device to the right or left depending upon the vagaries of 'the currents and thus imparting movement to the bait suggestive of the action of live unrestrained fish and thereby tending to attract the fish for which the lure is provided.

When trolling relatively fast any tendency for the bait and lcarrier to become inverted or to revolve lin the water is offset by the provision of a stabilizer, which in the embodiment illustrated, consistsrof a weight 21, attached to the underside of the cradle 6. For this purpose an eye 28 is suspended from the body by a Wire tie 29 'which extends through the underside of the body and is attached' to'the reach -Ill of the Wire 9 at a point ,adjaeent the emergence of the Wire from the nose'll of' the device within thecradle. The weight 21 is engaged'with the line tends to restrain excessive verticaloscillations of the device.

While I have shown but a single embodiment of my invention it will be appreciated that numerous changes in size, design, shape, number and proportion of the various parts may be made Without departing from the spirit of my invention as defined by the appended claims.

What I claim and desireto secure by Letters Patent is: i

1. In a bait carrier', an elongated body Vhavingl a nose section and a Vtail section and forming a fcradle intermediate its ends for the support of p tachment of the body to a fishing line, and a hook connected tothe body for attachment of a bait, said body having a rearwardly extending bait supporting section and a guard section overhanging said bait section rearwardly of said hook to maintain the bait in a fixed relationship with the bait supporting section,l andsaid body eye 28 by a hook 30 so as to freely swivel 'with a respect to the body during Vuse of the device.

Such utility has particularrapplication in fishing t for any fish such-as bass' which tend to strike the front of the bait.

It will be noted (Fig. 1) that the inner surface of vthe cradle '6 ist'longitudinally arcuate so as to provide greater depth and capacity in the being provided with an opening on each side thereof between the guard section and the corresponding side of 'the bait suporting section to permit access to said hook.

" LEWIS JONES.

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